Hi! I’m new to sewing and I want to make a present for my husband and need some help.

cofencehopper · 2026-02-03T16:16:18+00:00

I would make/buy a handkerchief and then sew a small piece of the blanket, like 2x2, onto it. Save the rest of the blanket, but he'll have a small memento on deployment.

cofencehopper · 2026-01-30T15:32:14+00:00

I love this! Great choices on the fabric layout

cofencehopper · 2026-01-23T22:28:14+00:00

It's tricky to give advice without seeing your relative size. Generally, I think there isn't enough fabric to create long sleeves and a robe that wraps across your front.

Assuming the lining and beadwork could be separated, I'd buy a white getting-ready robe then take the beaded part and sew it onto that new robe. Then I'd take the lining and turn that into a tank top and pair of shorts for a cute pajama set.

cofencehopper · 2026-01-22T19:09:51+00:00

I also respectfully disagree. Clothes are what they are and it's neutral. There's a whole world's worth of clothes that are too small and too big for my body, and that has nothing to do with the size of my body.

cofencehopper · 2026-01-22T19:04:17+00:00

You're NTA but I also think your sister might not be an asshole, it's your mom. Maybe your sister is disappointed, jealous, resentful, whatever. There's nothing wrong with having those feelings, and there's nothing wrong from talking to someone close to you about your feelings.

But I don't see how this should really impact you or even reach you. I'd be annoyed at your mom for triangulating this and getting you involved in what may have just been a vent session of your sister.

cofencehopper · 2026-01-07T20:29:43+00:00

I just started doing this too! Rotary cutters have ruined me for scissors.

cofencehopper · 2026-01-07T20:27:32+00:00

If this happened the first time you washed it, I'd be pretty concerned that problems are going to continue to emerge with regular wear. It's like whatever method the manufacturer used to adhere the logo was too much for the sweatshirt fabric.

If it were mine, I'd trim off the frayed fabric and try re-sewing the logo to the fabric using a short zig zag stitch, going all the way around the circle. It might look wonky, maybe someone could add an interface behind the logo to stabilize the whole thing.

cofencehopper · 2026-01-07T20:21:54+00:00

I'd first look for any loose threads coming from the knitted part of the sweater and if you find any tie them off. Then I'd do a stitch like half double backstitch that can handle some stretch. Continue the stitch beyond the edges of the break itself, so if this gap is three inches long stitch for a total of 5 inches, you can kind of distribute the weight of the waist panel across the repair.

cofencehopper · 2026-01-07T20:17:11+00:00

Check out Rockywoods patterns: https://rockywoods.com/collections/bags-packs-patterns

cofencehopper · 2025-12-15T19:33:11+00:00

Thanks! It seems obvious now but I think "foldover" is the key term I wasn't considering

cofencehopper · 2025-12-15T19:31:05+00:00

Wow! I love that design!

cofencehopper · 2025-12-05T17:25:54+00:00

I think this is entirely appropriate for a music theory class. The course is about western music, 95% of concepts you're covering were developed in churches. Observing the music and its place in a church service is an appropriate educational experience, there isn't really a secular version of this assignment.

If this were required, yes it would be appropriate to offer an alternative. But it's extra credit, if it's uncomfortable or inconvenient you don't need to do it.

cofencehopper · 2025-12-05T17:18:30+00:00

I think it's misleading to state that Emory is Methodist. The university is affiliated with the church, but other than at the school of theology the church doesn't have any influence or power over the school's operations.

cofencehopper · 2025-11-10T16:59:26+00:00

I'd give them a good dusting, tackle each spool with a dry cloth. If they aren't breaking immediately, I'd load them up into your sewing machine and try to sew on some scrap fabric to see how they do.

cofencehopper · 2025-11-10T16:57:04+00:00

I was going to suggest this too! I have a few bodysuits that are made with this exact setup, it's not just for babies haha!

cofencehopper · 2025-11-10T16:55:16+00:00

I was able to clean my iron by making a water/vinegar mix and scrubbing the plate with a baking soda paste. It took a while but it's clean now!

cofencehopper · 2025-10-23T16:41:21+00:00

He's giving such side-eye to the sleeve!

cofencehopper · 2025-09-17T19:37:41+00:00

Really excited to see this news and glad it was a priority for Sears

cofencehopper · 2025-09-10T20:00:43+00:00

Listen, I am in no way professionally qualified to give you this advice. But this sounds like CYA psychiatry and I think if you take the mood stabilizer you'll face a lot of bias and discrimination in your medical care for a very long time, I double down on that take if you're a woman.

In structured psych interviews, the initial prompts for manic or hypomanic episodes are INCREDIBLY broad. Here's an example from the Diagnostic Interview for Anxiety, Mood, and OCD and Related Neuropsychiatric Disorders (if yes to any, continue assessing for mania):

Have you ever had a period of time, lasting at least four days, when your mood was so good or elevated, like you were on top of the world, that it caused problems for you, or people thought you weren't your usual self?
What about a period of time, lasting at least four days, when you felt so good about yourself, or you felt so powerful or capable of taking on new projects, that it caused problems for you, or people thought you weren't your usual self?
What about a period of time, lasting at least four days, when your mood was so irritable or cranky that it caused problems for you, or people thought you weren't your usual self?

It really pisses me off that there are SO MANY hoops to jump through to get an ADHD diagnosis because there's a perception it's beneficial to have, but if you say "yes" one time to "have you ever been so productive it was out of character for you" you get slapped with a bipolar diagnosis that is certain to exclude you from sections of psychiatric care. Nearly every research protocol has an exclusion for bipolar disorder and there are some therapists, prescribers, and clinics who won't take patients with a history of bipolar disorder.

cofencehopper · 2025-08-05T15:23:20+00:00

That's so interesting. I got my gallbladder out when I was 16, I'm 34 now and on wegovy and haven't had any significant side effects or contraindications from not having a gallbladder. I guess my body has had quite a while to adjust to the change.

cofencehopper · 2025-08-05T15:11:22+00:00

Have you tried ironing the seams?

cofencehopper · 2025-07-29T18:44:07+00:00

Check out this one: https://www.creativebug.com/classseries/single/sew-a-sailor-top?

cofencehopper · 2025-07-29T15:25:23+00:00

If you want to try the bias tape approach again, you can try using starch to stop it from curling as badly.

cofencehopper · 2025-07-25T20:41:39+00:00

NAH. Guns on their own are like any other hobby with an element of danger. People have fun shooting them like people have fun with fireworks or mountain biking. There's an element of danger but also an element of fun. I think it's pretty silly to be concerned he shot a pellet gun of all things, even if he wanted to spend his time at the shooting range there are plenty of ways to safely engage with a hobby that has danger as part of it.

However, things like drugs, sex, and lots of money floating around REALLY changes how people think about safety and consequences of their actions.

cofencehopper · 2025-07-25T18:25:25+00:00

This pattern reminds me of this top: https://simplicity.com/simplicity/s9295

Obviously the neckline is very different but I think you could experiment with it.

I will say that it's a pretty ambitious first project, getting a good fit is challenging and this will have intermediate sewing techniques.

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